Velvety
@velvety.bsky.social
AKA TheVelvetyRoom! 20+ He/Him. Here to love art and artists alike. LGBTQ+ rights = human rights. Free Palestine. PFP by the lovely @yurobani.bsky.social and banner by the wonderful @skipdidoo.bsky.social!
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My "not Enron" shirt has a lot of people asking questions, etc
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My "not Enron" shirt has a lot of people asking questions, etc
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is this good
it's happening dot gif
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
is this good
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If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
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A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
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Here's a peek at our lab's first #OSINT tool, an all-in-one URL search tool. Perfect for journalists & researchers looking to surface in-depth technical, historical, and contextual information on any new or unfamiliar website. If you are a journalist and would like early access, 📨 us. ETA Feb.2026.
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Here's a peek at our lab's first #OSINT tool, an all-in-one URL search tool. Perfect for journalists & researchers looking to surface in-depth technical, historical, and contextual information on any new or unfamiliar website. If you are a journalist and would like early access, 📨 us. ETA Feb.2026.
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EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
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Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Wealthy Nations Place Burden “On the Backs of the Poor”
COP30: Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout; Wealthy Nations Put Burden on “Backs of the Poor”
Global negotiations at the annual U.N. climate summit ended Saturday in Belém, Brazil, with a watered-down agreement that does not even mention fossil fuels, let alone offer a roadmap to phase out what are the primary contributors to the climate crisis....
www.democracynow.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Climate Deal Excludes Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Wealthy Nations Place Burden “On the Backs of the Poor”
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I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been endorsed by Sunrise Movement! @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social
A Green New Deal and aggressive climate action are essential for our future — I promise to fight for both when I’m in Congress and also on the campaign trail.
A Green New Deal and aggressive climate action are essential for our future — I promise to fight for both when I’m in Congress and also on the campaign trail.
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been endorsed by Sunrise Movement! @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social
A Green New Deal and aggressive climate action are essential for our future — I promise to fight for both when I’m in Congress and also on the campaign trail.
A Green New Deal and aggressive climate action are essential for our future — I promise to fight for both when I’m in Congress and also on the campaign trail.
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This is not the way, and @cnygren.bsky.social and I lay out in detail why it isn’t in this essay here. static1.squarespace.com/static/55577...
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is not the way, and @cnygren.bsky.social and I lay out in detail why it isn’t in this essay here. static1.squarespace.com/static/55577...
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Epstein emails (2.5 GB)
Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
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Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
Help us keep publishing: donorbox.org/ddosecrets
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Epstein emails (2.5 GB)
Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
Help us keep publishing: donorbox.org/ddosecrets
Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
Help us keep publishing: donorbox.org/ddosecrets
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A lot of white Americans have had to witness their Boomer parents age into Fox News and gutter racism
so I feel extremely blessed that my dad has chosen to spend his twilight years getting really into HAM radio
so I feel extremely blessed that my dad has chosen to spend his twilight years getting really into HAM radio
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A lot of white Americans have had to witness their Boomer parents age into Fox News and gutter racism
so I feel extremely blessed that my dad has chosen to spend his twilight years getting really into HAM radio
so I feel extremely blessed that my dad has chosen to spend his twilight years getting really into HAM radio
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A depraved and decadent Trump WH dinner for MBS was a stunning low for an American ruling class that's stopped pretending to carry a moral compass
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
The night America’s doomed ruling class gorged on lamb, blood, and oil
For America’s deeply corrupt billionaires, time heals all wounds — even from a murderous Saudi prince’s bone saw.
www.inquirer.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A depraved and decadent Trump WH dinner for MBS was a stunning low for an American ruling class that's stopped pretending to carry a moral compass
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
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Of course thanks to Philia Haven for having me! I'd be more than happy to come back next year, invite more friends to join and raise even more money for kids and mothers in need 💛
And remember: you can donate whenever you want! Not just for this event.
philia-haven.org
And remember: you can donate whenever you want! Not just for this event.
philia-haven.org
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November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Of course thanks to Philia Haven for having me! I'd be more than happy to come back next year, invite more friends to join and raise even more money for kids and mothers in need 💛
And remember: you can donate whenever you want! Not just for this event.
philia-haven.org
And remember: you can donate whenever you want! Not just for this event.
philia-haven.org
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｡;+★ 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑲 𝒀𝑶𝑼 ☆+;｡
#PhiliasPlayFest2025 has ended, and my community was able to raise 152€ overall!
I'm eternally grateful to everyone for the support: my viewers, my friends, and new folks who found my channel through this event.
#PhiliasPlayFest2025 has ended, and my community was able to raise 152€ overall!
I'm eternally grateful to everyone for the support: my viewers, my friends, and new folks who found my channel through this event.
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
｡;+★ 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑲 𝒀𝑶𝑼 ☆+;｡
#PhiliasPlayFest2025 has ended, and my community was able to raise 152€ overall!
I'm eternally grateful to everyone for the support: my viewers, my friends, and new folks who found my channel through this event.
#PhiliasPlayFest2025 has ended, and my community was able to raise 152€ overall!
I'm eternally grateful to everyone for the support: my viewers, my friends, and new folks who found my channel through this event.
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The European Commission unveiled its plan to overhaul how the EU enforces key tech regulations as part of a ‘Digital Omnibus.’ What is it trying to achieve? Tech Policy Press associate editor Ramsha Jahangir spoke to AI Now Institute's Leevi Saari and Ada Lovelace Institute's Julia Smakman.
What Is Europe Trying to Achieve With Its Omnibus and Sovereignty Push? | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press associate editor Ramsha Jahangir spoke to Leevi Saari from the AI Now Institute and Julia Smakman from the Ada Lovelace Institute.
www.techpolicy.press
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The European Commission unveiled its plan to overhaul how the EU enforces key tech regulations as part of a ‘Digital Omnibus.’ What is it trying to achieve? Tech Policy Press associate editor Ramsha Jahangir spoke to AI Now Institute's Leevi Saari and Ada Lovelace Institute's Julia Smakman.
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We should absolutely see this as a betrayal, and we should vote and act accordingly. @ec.europa.eu has to be held accountable for selling out Europe - and the world at large through it.
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We should absolutely see this as a betrayal, and we should vote and act accordingly. @ec.europa.eu has to be held accountable for selling out Europe - and the world at large through it.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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One sign of a bubble is when the major players do gimmicks to hide the cost of the bubble.
If the thing was clearly a good value, they'd just say "look at us investing in this valuable thing," rather than this obvious shell game to avoid booking the cost of building a data center.
If the thing was clearly a good value, they'd just say "look at us investing in this valuable thing," rather than this obvious shell game to avoid booking the cost of building a data center.
Meta’s data-center accounting gets the Jon Weil treatment:
It’s “financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet. That outcome looks too good to be true, and it probably is.”
@wsj.com $META
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
It’s “financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet. That outcome looks too good to be true, and it probably is.”
@wsj.com $META
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
One sign of a bubble is when the major players do gimmicks to hide the cost of the bubble.
If the thing was clearly a good value, they'd just say "look at us investing in this valuable thing," rather than this obvious shell game to avoid booking the cost of building a data center.
If the thing was clearly a good value, they'd just say "look at us investing in this valuable thing," rather than this obvious shell game to avoid booking the cost of building a data center.
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AlphaGo can't be beaten at Go. Imagine its skill and efficiency at deciding who lives and who dies. The Torment Nexus is here.
This orangutan can't be beaten at climbing up a tree. Imagine its skill and poise as our next secretary of education.
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
AlphaGo can't be beaten at Go. Imagine its skill and efficiency at deciding who lives and who dies. The Torment Nexus is here.
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hiiii today is my BIRTHDAY!!! 🎉(′ꈍᴗꈍ‵)🎉
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
hiiii today is my BIRTHDAY!!! 🎉(′ꈍᴗꈍ‵)🎉
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖